_________________ / \ ( NARBACULAR DROP ) \_________________/ Instruction Manual (text version) -------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: The portals in Narbacular Drop can induce extreme states of disorientation. If beholding their magnificence causes you to feel lightheaded, weak, and/or dizzy discontinue play immediately. Then invite a friend over and say, "You gotta see this!" Have them play as you shield your eyes from the nauseating images. Narbacular Drop is a DigiPen Senior project developed by Nuclear Monkey Software. Please visit our website http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com for more info about NMS and Narbacular Drop! QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? JOB OFFERS? developers@nuclearmonkeysoftware.com ----------------------page 1---------------------------- ************ * CONTENTS * ************ Story..................................................2 Characters.............................................3 Installation...........................................4 Getting Started........................................4 Main Menu..............................................5 Pause Menu.............................................5 Level Select...........................................5 Options Menu...........................................6 Controls...............................................7 Portals................................................8 Credits................................................9 ----------------------page 2---------------------------- ********* * STORY * ********* Once upon a time a Princess wandered through the forest bordering her Kingdom in search of adventure. Or perhaps she was lost? Well, it does not really matter why she was in that forest, because suddenly the ground beneath her parted and swallowed her whole. She fell and slid, but mostly fell. When the dust cleared she found herself locked in a chain cage of dungeon. She cried for help. To her surprise a godly voice answered, "I will help you! But in return you will help me!" ----------------------page 3---------------------------- ************** * CHARACTERS * ************** The Princess She will need her wits and agility to effectively use Wally's portal powers and return home. Wally The earth elemental who can open portals in the walls of the dungeon. Impy The janitorial keeper of the dungeon. He hates outsiders who make his mundane job harder. Lava Turtle Modified with metallic armor plating so that he may comfortably swim in lava. ??? The Princess is trapped in his dungeon. Once she defeats him Wally will free her. ----------------------page 4---------------------------- **************** * INSTALLATION * **************** 1. Insert the Narbacular Drop Disc into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. The auto run menu appears. * If the Autorun menu does not automatically appear, left click the Start button from the Windows Taskbar and select Run... Type D:\autorun.exe in the Run dialog box, then click OK (substitute the correct letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive if other than 'D:'). 2. Click INSTALL. After the setup program initiates, the Setup Wizard opens. 3. Follow the Setup Wizard's on-screen instructions. ******************* * GETTING STARTED * ******************* Left-click the Start button from the Windows Taskbar and select All Programs (or Programs) > Narbacular Drop > Narbacular Drop. * If you created a desktop icon during installation, you can use it to start the game. ----------------------page 5---------------------------- ************* * MAIN MENU * ************* This menu appears at the title screen. Play Game - Starts the main game. Options - Brings up the Options menu (see page 6). Showcase - Shows the credits in a room that displays the all the game models and animations. Quit - Exits the game and returns you to Windows. In this mode you will unfortunately NOT be able to teleport about the room at will. ************** * PAUSE MENU * ************** Resume - Exits the pause menu. Restart Room - Resets everything in the room and returns you to its entrance. Options - Brings up the Options menu (see page 6). Main Menu - Exits the current room and returns to the title screen. Quit - Exits the game and returns you to Windows. In this mode you will unfortunately NOT be able to teleport about the room at will. ----------------------page 6---------------------------- **************** * OPTIONS MENU * **************** Video Anti-Aliasing - Smooths the graphics. Set to off for best performance. Full Screen/Windowed - Switches to specified video mode. Select Fullscreen for best performance. Resolution - Sets screen pixel ratio to 1024x768, 800x600, or 640x480. Lower for best performance. Audio Sound Effects - Sets the sound effect volume. Music - Sets the background music volume. Controls Movement - View and customize movement controls. Camera - View and customize camera controls. Other - View and customize portal controls, mouse sensitivity, and mouse invert option. ----------------------page 7---------------------------- ************ * CONTROLS * ************ LOOKING Look Up Move Mouse Up Numpad8 Look Down Move Mouse Down Numpad2 Look Left Move Mouse Left Numpad4 Look Right Move Mouse Right Numpad6 First-Person View 1 Over-the-shoulder View 2 Third-Person View 3 Cycle View Spacebar Zoom In/Out Over-the-shoulder View Roll Mouse Wheel Numpad- & Numpad+ ----- MOVING Forward W Up Backward S Down Strafe Left A Left Strafe Right D Right ----- PORTALING Create Blue Portal Left Click Mouse Q Create Red Portal Right Click Mouse E ----------------------page 8---------------------------- *********** * PORTALS * *********** What are portals? Portals are a rift in the fabric of space that allow an object to travel into one portal and teleport out another. Wally can open two interlinked portals within his walls. You must tell him where to create the portals to navigate the dungeon and solve puzzles. Where can I place portals? On any wall, ceiling, or floor made of dirt or stone. The demon living in the dungeon has covered some surfaces with metal plating that portals can not be created on. What can I use portals for? A variety of tasks. You may want to get up to a high ledge. Place a portal on the ceiling over the ledge on one on the floor near the Princess. Walk over the floor portal and you will fall on to the ledge. This is only an example. Experiment with the portals to discover their various uses. ----------------------page 9---------------------------- *********** * CREDITS * *********** NUCLEAR MONKEY SOFTWARE Executive Producer - Mike Moore Producer - Kim Swift Designer - Garret Rickey Technical Director - Dave Kircher Product Manager - Jeep Barnett Art Team Lead - Scott Klintworth Art - Eric Brown Art - Realm Lovejoy Art - Paul Graham Music Joshua Billeaudeau & Jeep Barnett SPECIAL THANKS Kevin Prior, Kirk Barnett, Ben Ellinger, Claude Comair -------------------------------------------------------- Meet the developers! Share your feedback! Download cool stuff! http://www.NuclearMonkeySoftware.com All content copyright © DigiPen Institute of Technology 2005 5001 - 150th Ave. N.E. Redmond, WA USA 98052